Man's body found in river

Updated 5:06 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013

RENSSELAER — Authorities Friday afternoon located the body of a man who tumbled into the Hudson River while fishing on Thursday evening, police said.

At about 3:20 p.m., the body of city resident John Dandrow, 25, was pulled from the river after State Police and rescuers from two counties spent Thursday evening and much of Friday searching for him.

Police were called to Riverfront Park around 7:30 p.m. after witnesses reported seeing the man tumble into the water while trying to retrieve a dropped fishing pole, police said. Dandrow was quickly swept south by the current and was last seen between the dock and the Albany Yacht Club, Rensselaer police said.

Police believe that Dandrow jumped into the river after his pole. His body was retrieved not far south from where he went in after a State Police boat equipped with sonar technology was brought in to aid in the search.